CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
CONTINGENCIES
CONTINGENCIES	11. CONTINGENCIES Litigation Matters In the normal course of business, the Corporation is subject to pending and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary damages have been asserted. In management’s opinion, the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations would not be materially affected by the outcome of such pending legal proceedings. Trust Department Tax Reporting Contingency The Corporation has incurred operational losses from compliance oversight related to trust department tax preparation and administration activities that occurred prior to 2020. In 2020, the Corporation made changes in internal controls and personnel responsible for trust department tax administration activities. Management implemented the changes in internal controls and personnel in an effort to mitigate and prevent the likelihood of new instances of non-compliance from trust department tax administration activities. There were no losses related to trust department tax compliance matters in the third quarter 2021. Losses related to a state tax reporting matter totaled $200,000 in the third quarter 2020. Losses related to trust department tax compliance matters totaled $107,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $500,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020. These losses are included in other noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income. The balance of accrued interest and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets includes $429,000 at September 30, 2021 and $322,000 at December 31, 2020 related to specific tax compliance matters that have been identified; however, no estimate can be made of the amount of additional expenses that may be incurred related to these matters.

CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

11. CONTINGENCIES

Litigation Matters

In the normal course of business, the Corporation is subject to pending and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary damages have been asserted. In management’s opinion, the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations would not be materially affected by the outcome of such pending legal proceedings.

Trust Department Tax Reporting Contingency

The Corporation has incurred operational losses from compliance oversight related to trust department tax preparation and administration activities that occurred prior to 2020. In 2020, the Corporation made changes in internal controls and personnel responsible for trust department tax administration activities. Management implemented the changes in internal controls and personnel in an effort to mitigate and prevent the likelihood of new instances of non-compliance from trust department tax administration activities. There were no losses related to trust department tax compliance matters in the third quarter 2021. Losses related to a state tax reporting matter totaled $200,000 in the third quarter 2020. Losses related to trust department tax compliance matters totaled $107,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and $500,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020. These losses are included in other noninterest expense in the consolidated statements of income. The balance of accrued interest and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets includes $429,000 at September 30, 2021 and $322,000 at December 31, 2020 related to specific tax compliance matters that have been identified; however, no estimate can be made of the amount of additional expenses that may be incurred related to these matters.